Does THE NECK change THE SOUND? | GUITAR MYTH-BUSTING

[@oldmanzen6682]

Nothing but respect for anyone who'd go through this much trouble to educate. Thanks Kris.

[@sabbathwarship6610]

Yes but now he has to go and do this test again because in order to really make a scientific comparison to how the different necks sound to each other, you really gotta make sure you use the same nut on all of them. You can't say this neck sounds different than that one for sure without using the same material for the strings to pass through.

[@mattstrat1]

My opinion on the subject is the feel of the neck is more important . If you like the feel , you'll play better and therefore it will sound better . Frets are big variable because they affect the playability even more so .

[@kirabarsmith9353]

I appreciate well done comparison videos, I'm sure they're not easy to do, but really provide a service. Nice work!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Kira Barsmith Thanks a lot Kira! It took some time to do this but it was fun and I think it was worth the trouble. Haha. Cheers

[@fedest]

Hey Kris, cool video! The differences are very clear to hear on an A/B comparisson using the same amp, mic placemebt, setting, etc; but in your experience, do you think it makes the sound of these guitars fundamentally different? I mean, would you still be able to tell these necks aparts from recordings using different settings for the rest of the setups for each, that could compensate or overshadow the differences that we hear here (randomly or intentionally)?

[@craiger2399]

I know some people will say that the audience can't hear the difference. Probably true. But it isn't always about the audience. If the guitarist can, or even just imagines they can hear differences, and it inspires them, then that is best reason to pick the one they want.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Craiger yes!! Absolutely YES! It’s all about the player. If you feel good and inspired you play better. At least most of us players do. :) Some just don’t care about it that much and sometimes I wished I wouldn’t too. Haha! Life would be so much easier.

[@craiger2399]

@@KrisBarocsi I love caring about it. Life would be too boring without obsessions lol. I think the audience might not hear neck wood, but I bet they are moved by inspired playing.

[@captainfruitbatify]

This is a well made video, and I agree it's more about the player and what inspires them than it is about what the audience can hear. Having said that, in my experience, the shape and feel of a neck do far more to inspire (or not) then the relatively minor differences in tone between the properties of one piece of wood and another. Scale length, neck profile, nut width, fret size; all matter more to me than the wood that is used. If I love the way a neck feels, I can play for hours and lose track of time. If I don't, the guitar gets put down very quickly.

[@elibeachill]

in this video, the maple was the snappiest and more high end clarity, the thick rosewood was the warmest and the "thinner" rosewood was a nice blend in between P.S this is all just my opinion and what i hear

[@JeighNeither]

No actually, it's not just your opinion. Sound has qualities. Vibrations that move at certain frequencies, & some ears can hear them, & some can not. Yours can, so it's not an opinion, you're just able to translate the data properly. I mix audio/music for a living, so it's my forte so to speak. You called all three of them perfectly. You never said which one sounded "best" & that would have been your opinion. It's the third one, btw... the roasted maple is sonically superior than the other two. It's better balanced, & more vocal, with stronger frequency response all across the sonic palate. .

[@elibeachill]

@@JeighNeither yea, if i had to only have one guitar neck forever out of those 3, it would be that, but it depends on the sound ur looking for but also that can always be somewhat adjusted in EQ

[@elibeachill]

@@GCKelloch thats a long old rabbit hole to go down man :) dont get to lost :)

[@elibeachill]

@@GCKelloch ofc man, as long as u enjoy the instrument

[@andrewawakened628]

Yes, I agree - the third was in between - a real Goldilocks!

[@isaacs.4135]

I wasn't sure I was gonna be able to tell the difference, but it was surprisingly noticeable. Great video man.

[@OGR-42]

Rosewood fingerboard only if it’s a matching headstock. Otherwise it’s always maple for me

[@MikeLute]

I think the neck is the most important and underrated part of the guitar. The construction and material matter and more important how it feels in your hands. That`s after all the part where the most interaction with the string happens. Unless you know what kind of neck you like, one should definitely play a guitar before you by it, at least if you are going to spend a lot of money.

[@jcripp7974]

A guitar is only as good as its neck. I agree. Shit neck, shit guitar.

[@TeleCaster66]

Yes, I've changed necks around on guitars and it changes the sound a ton!

[@KPSMUSIK]

This was by far the best video on that topic I have seen (I've been researching videos like this since 3 years). Thank you for all the work and effort, finally, I have a video I can show to my musician friends so they have a chance to understand what I was talking about. The instant A/B did the trick, you don't have to skip to other parts in the video, so your hearing won't "reset" and your imagination doesn't take over. Very well done!

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

This comparison is very convincing! I've swapped necks on Strats in the past and came to the same results, although others claimed they didn't hear the difference.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Not everyone hears the same thing. 🙂 Some are more sensitive and some can’t hear and can’t be bothered by the same differences. It’s all good of course. I just don’t understand why some get really angry when others say they definitely hear those differences. Haha

[@Oilid]

💖 Guitar Tweaks!!!💖 It's a rabbit's hole I'll willingly dive in!!! I bought a guitar with pickups I didn't like on another guitar... but on the guitar I just bought.... wow! Wood and assembly of the instrument is key. Thanks for having the courage to make videos despite the hotness!

[@emzee1148]

The thing is though the positioning and angle of the amp mic even by a cm will change the tone more than these necks have. Furthermore, what about fret materials? Even slight differences in the subtle shapes of the frets (which were probably all done by hand for these guitars) could account for the tone. needs more control.

[@JonadanandtheFreaks]

And there's also the guitar nut

[@hkguitar1984]

Not much to add, the results pretty much reflect what I've experienced through my 45+ years of playing guitar. For myself I prefer the snappy attack of a maple fret board. So much so I purchased a Les Paul Custom with a maple fret board and I couldn't be happier. Thanks for going through all the trouble swapping necks, great content and much appreciated.

[@RickDeNatale]

Kris, kudos for the best comparison video like this I’ve ever seen. Most have long passages on each different guitar/setup. I find it impossible to remember what the others sound like in order to hear differences if there are any. I love that for the most part you only played a measure or two for each sample. I could hear the differences albeit subtle.

[@isaacjohnson.]

What an excellent comparison video Kris! There was quite a bit of difference, which was cool to hear. For me, I've come to realize I just like the look and especially the FEEL of the rosewood boards on a neck.

[@keschgelb]

Very good statement to the (endless...) "tonewood-discussion". Each player needs to find his individual guitar, because each wood block is grown individually and has its individual interior structure.

[@DasDhaza]

The pure maple one sounds stunning

[@lucasochoa2214]

Hello Kris.. This is the first time that I find a really good video to appreciate the real sound differences between necks different woods . Congratulations.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot Lucas!! :)

[@jameswilson3554]

I like the sound of the first neck. Then the 3rd. Great video.

[@irf888]

Hi. Thanks for your meticulous effort and time making this excellent video. Maple was best in summary for thickness and most importantly it radiated more energy sonically. Little story, I walked into my local music store in 2015/16 where I’ve spent 10s thousands of $, on the wall in their usual premier guitar location was a black Strat, I never buy black guitars. I said what is that, they said it’s The Edge signature Strat and suggested I play it, I said I love the Edge but don’t like black guitars or cars. I played it and after 30 seconds stopped to look at the amps setttings to make check what I’d done, played another 30 seconds, now my eyes and ears were at attention, asked how much, negotiated a price for 60 seconds, and bought it in 120 seconds from picking it up. I have a few more expensive guitars even so it is the best sounding Strat I’ve played. Maple neck too with 70s large headstock. Regards.

[@ab036]

Best video I´ve seen on this topic - VERY consistent playing across neck changes, and nice editing! And I love how you explain what you hear (and think), rather than just leave it up to me, and the youtube audio. That is a rare treat!

[@deplinenoise]

Great video and mad props for actually swapping necks and restringing three times! Love your presentation style. Keep up the great work!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks man, it was fun doing it so that’s alright. Haha

[@maekong2010]

Andreas Fredriksson Hear, hear! The man’s a beast!

[@DevBone42]

I really liked the way you quickly A/B'd these guitar necks. Very revealing. Thanks for your trouble in putting this together! (You're a good player too!)

[@JeighNeither]

They all sound good, but that roasted maple takes the cake. Mmmm... maple cake?

[@gaborjaszfalvi1882]

This was ridiculously good. I wasn’t expecting to hear as clear differences exactly the way you’ve described. There is no clear winner here, personal preference would say which is the best I guess. Best comparison of this kind I’ve ever seen. Well done Kris! 🤘🏻

[@HektorBandimar]

I am amazed that the two new necks fitted so well, obviously the maple neck was the original neck for that Strat, so it would fit. Personally I thought the maple neck sounded best, but the third neck came pretty close. :)

[@treishtrei]

As PRS is saying. Everything that touches the string matters a lot. It's so true after changing tuners, nuts, saddles, trem blocks...

[@kjneese]

Kris...YOU ARE THE MASTER OF TONE SEEKERS! Thx as always for your expertise and ear. Great video!

[@marcusdluxe]

Great comparison video! I'm a tone wood believer so didn't need converting but still great to watch and even an audible difference through phone speakers.

[@ricardovilhena8454]

Great video! The first explanation that makes sense and we can ear the diference. Bestcregards from Portugal

[@shinjial]

Your accessment was on point. The three necks do have their own sound in this video (brightest, warmest, balanced - i felt the midrange on the roasted neck was different). The cool thing is that in each instance there was one neck I liked over the others, but it was never the same one. Cleaner I had one i liked best, crunchy another and so on. Different tools for different jobs. Of course you keep the one you like best all around, but either way it’s nice to explore the distinctive tones each provide,

[@1000foxtrot]

I agree with you .... I have both a Maple neck Strat and a Rosewood fretboard Strat ... They behave exactly as you show here ..... Thanks for your good videos ....

[@davidkastin4240]

Great video. You can definitely hear the difference. My order of preference is neck 3, 1, 2. Next video use the same neck and different color Strat bodies. Title of video; Why Sunburst Strats sound better 😁

[@TommySG1]

Funny, I just ordered a neck from Warmoth for a loaded Fender Professional tri colored burst Strat body ( similar to yours ) I went with a maple birds eye neck with a dark rosewood board with cream inlays. Stainless Steel frets with the narrow / tall frets. I can’t wait until it’s finished!

[@brianwagoner8899]

Wow, nice choice. I'm jealous. Damn, now I'm off to the Warmoth site! Thanks alot man.

[@nunoferreira5175]

Hey Kris, First of all, thank you so much for your content. I've watched nearly every single one of your videos and I find them really helpful in demystifying a ton of misconceptions I've accumulated over years interacting with other players. I've played bass for a few years and after a big burnout pause I've picked up the guitar and I've been really enjoying every single moment I get with my 80 euro harley benton copy. Especially after watching one of your tasty lick videos. As a left-handed player, I've never had the chance to actually try or even see an instrument in person before buying it. Fortunately, we're visiting some friends this weekend in Germany and I'll have a chance to visit Thomann and play any sort of left-handed instrument before having to commit to purchasing it. I really cannot wait! If I happen to see you there, I'll make sure to say hello and thank you again for such a down-to-earth channel that focuses on music rather than marketing. I absolutely love it. Please never stop, the industry needs more people like you, Cheers

[@pdxfun4888]

Well, It’s obvious necks have a contribution to the guitars sound. That was an eye opening comparison. Thank you for the effort and wonderful playing, as well

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks for watching!

[@greggalbraith2842]

I knew we were brothers right away when I saw a Tele pickup in the bridge position of a Strat. All my Fender-style guitars have that same setup. Oh yeah, and for anyone who doesn't believe different necks make your guitar sound different...do his test. I've built guitars for years and it definitely makes a difference. When I say "built," I mean I build necks from the ground up too. Oh yeah, and frankly, it is a bit more complex than "maple=bright and rosewood=dark, which is what I was told for years. In my view maple tends to have a sound that is single-dimension and mid-heavy and the mix of rosewood and maple is often more complex. He's right again though, when he says they vary noticeably...even when they are made of the same material.

[@tonybrooks476]

Really helpful. Beginning the PU replacement journey in my 70s Classic reissue Strat. It has a maple neck and Swamp Ash body.

[@riniones]

crystal clear!! thanks for this excellent comparison. Take care!

[@jamesmarkham7489]

Tim sway has prob the best tonewood body comparison vid i've seen. Body wood seems to mean the least in terms of tone. Some difference noticed between maple and rosewood. But very little noticeable diff between the rosewood fretboards. While its a pain to do. There is no control is these test. You would need to have at least 3 of the same necks with all the same nuts, tuners, etc. For a fair comparison. I agree with your final assessment. Wood is too variable to always sound a certain way.

[@alejandrowiegrebe9739]

You put light into obscurity. I like this!

[@jasonbennett3033]

I love videos like this that show the tonal characteristics that the woods DO in fact lend to the electronic signal. So many say that there is no such thing and that the electronic signal stays the same, no matter the wood. I hope that they will refer to this video for proof of the opposite. Thanks. Good work.

[@moj0ryzin]

Excellent video. I have actually experienced the exact same thing myself. I have a 72 strat with a maple neck that I had elected to replace because the frets had been leveled and crowned twice. I replaced it with a genuine Fender slab board rosewood neck. I liked the mellowness of the rosewood but missed the snap of maple so I replace the rosewood with a Fender 57 hotrod maple compound radius neck. It had been my primary guitar for many years and so I was very aware of the tone differences between each neck. Hearing your demonstration with back to back sound clips was great for illustrating what I was sure I had heard in my own experience. Very cool -- thanks.

[@rickhill6277]

Nice Vid Kris! I agree on all counts. To me I prefer the sound of the Baked Maple Neck with the Thin Rosewood Fretboard. Please keep up the Good Work I highly value your opinion and you’ve turned me on to a lot of different thought and ideas. I’ve been working as a Musician for 56yrs and I’m still learning everyday! Please be Safe and have a Great Day! Cheers from Salem, Oh USA!

[@liorauf]

Great video Kris!!! Totally agree 🤘🏻

[@remi4412]

Also thanks for this video Kris. I love the way you make video's, your playing and your being💗

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

Kris you're slowly becoming a mad scientist haha but i love it, i find your video's so helpful and you do comparisons that you cant just find anywhere. Anyway i prefer the all maple neck myself. Cheers.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot Mark! :) Good thing in these experiments is that I’m at least as interested in seeing the results as you guys. Haha! Cheers!

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

Haha nice one mate, keep them coming, its good to see your channel growing very fast, much deserved mate.

[@picksalot1]

Good comparison. I think your analysis was spot on. I can get more tonal differences if I just look at my tone knobs. Thanks

[@brwong96]

that roasted maple neck with rosewood board got that 3 dimensional feel whoa

[@p1y2t3h4e5r]

Man! What a great video, all the work put on swapping necks... Thanx. I have to say I like all the sounds... I own a rosewood neck strat and a maple neck tele... As happy as I can be

[@walternix8869]

Fun video and great editing of the sound samples back to back. Very well done.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Walter Nix thanks a lot Walter!!

[@williammoser5211]

Aw snap, looks like I have to go out and get me a rosewood neck now.

[@KrisBarocsi]

William Moser Haha! Sorry for that mate!

[@tonecontrol]

Love the twang on the 3rd neck! Subtle differences in sound, I'm sure they FEEL very different tho.

[@KrisBarocsi]

They feel absolutely different for sure. It’s like having three different guitars. Cheers

[@robertpurdy4452]

My impressions of the sounds line up with your observations. I really think the quality of the pieces of wood used in the guitar makes a bigger difference than the species of wood used.

[@nathanmclauchlan5148]

Thanks for the video. Great comparison & you can really hear the difference in sound with each neck. I like neck #2 with the thick rosewood board the most closely followed by neck #3 with the thinner rosewood board.

[@steveosmanguitarist]

Great .. thank you .I would also add that in my research I think a reverse head gives a looser possibly duller sound on the lower strings regardless of fretted note or open string unless of course it’s using a locking nut . I may be wrong but my reverse head neck does tend to sound a little duller on the low strings … it’s certainly a variant un mentioned in your analysis. The maple neck was clearly brighter and snappier and non reversed .

[@dogfalcon]

Awesome video! Congrats! I vote for the thin rosewood. Nailed it! Now, I know why I tend to like 60's strats. Cheers,

[@Otter51]

Kris, thanks a lot for this exceptionally good comparison! It could not have been made so good without the perfect quality of the sound recorded. Just one thought: the acoustics in the section 8:25..9:00 reminds me of a 12-inch loudspeaker comparison performed quite similarly between a Celestion Vintage 30, a G12M (Greenback) and something else (maybe Jensen), with similar differences in their acoustic quality. To my ears, your one-piece maple neck corresponds to the Vintage 30, while the thick rosewood neck to the Greenback. Several decades ago I made a similar test with an extremely hard ash Strat body and a very soft poplar body, mounting successively a Fernandes one-piece maple neck and a maple neck with maple(!) fingerboard on both guitars. I did not want to believe: the guitar with the one-piece maple neck sounded always punchier, with a cutting edge. Thus, I can confirm your opinion that the neck's role is as important as that of the body! Mégegyszer nagyon köszönöm a sok munkádat ezzel a videóval Tom

[@gumbyhead3214]

Really interesting comparison,they all sounded more different than I'd imagine! For me ,all maple neck on strats! Looks great and snappy, percussive sound! Although I think sustain suffers slightly! Hendrix always made his sound good though 😁🎸🎸

[@HansyPants184]

Oh god. It's more real than I thought. Now I have one more bloody decision to make on my project! lol

[@shawnmcvey7789]

The fretboard material really matters when it comes to feel. Some players like the snappy feeling of maple/ebony while others like the worn in shoe feeling of rosewood. As with all tonewoods, the resonance and feel matter more for playability than they do for tone. Everyone has a slightly different home base, and some people enjoy different options for inspiration. It's all gravy, you just gotta find the gravy you could put on any meal and enjoy.

[@edwhite7475]

i like the feel of Rosewood better, but if im looking for a Fender sound, its maple all the way. Sounds so good it hurts....like an icepick in the eardrum.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

I put my fingers on the strings. It takes a bit of practice…

[@markferguson3745]

The fingerboard is very noticeable on Fenders; I've found ebony is the ideal combo of clarity and warmth, the rosewood is very warm , to a point of over diffusing the lows, and the maple tends to push the upper mids very hard.I also rather like the composite that Hagstrom has used exclusively for years, made to sound and feel like ebony.( There are several more recent additions, mostly variations on RWood) Most of these differences can be minimized with pickups, or EQing, and I always put overall feel and design ahead of the material; the fact that they have these innate properties should add to the playing experience, not put you off.

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

I love the current (darker headstock, reversed) neck most. And, what do you know, the maple sounds like maple and the RW sounds like RW. The veneer board has a little more snap, the middle ground of the three.

[@justinrayguitars6024]

I had a black vette and painted it red. Totally changed how it sounded!

[@RicardoCoya]

Great video .. Kris is always on point!

[@AndruJorj]

The maple was my favourite. It was brighter, maybe louder. It gave a more "traditional" tone, in my opinion. The roasted maple neck was my second favourite.

[@markhammer643]

I prefer a mahogany neck. I don't know if it sounds any different,but I know it feels different. And what I like about it is that, being more resonant rather than inert, I can *feel* held notes through the neck to my fingertips. And I find that improves my finger vibrato. Let me be more specific. It doesn't improve the vibrato itself. Rather, the tactile feedback helps me to execute finger vibrato better, and to my ears, more soulfully. But that's me.

[@luwullewa]

Great video - really enjoyed hearing the differences. To my ear the Baked Maple neck seemed to have the versatility to provide both the lower frequency warmth and upper frequency ping. There are so many aspects to guitars, particularly with the utilitarian approach championd by Leo Fender. One aspect that I think is truly profound is the neck pocket and neck heel fit. A a millimetre here or a minor undulation there, will make a huge difference to the resonance of the guitar. One of the reasons I love Leo's approach so much, is in the searching/experimenting/replacing/building/rebuilding, because when the right combination is found magic happens! David Gilmour's 'Black Strat'' Eric Clapton's 'Blackie', Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'SRV', to name just 3 famous guitars that were all built from several parts/guitars... In Britain we call this 'Triggers Broom' "I've had the same broom for 20years - its had 17 new heads and 14 handles"! 🤣 I named my main guitar "Trig" for this very reason!

[@luwullewa]

Triggers Broom kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnLLaXuorruUm7s

[@TheAxe4Ever]

I’m commenting while watching this video before I hear your conclusion. But in my limited experience, I have found that the neck (material, carve, thickness, how it attaches, etc) has more of an impact on tone than the body material. Sure, everything in a guitars construction will impact it’s tone, but to what percentage for each part. I LOVE that roasted maple Warmoth neck. My favorite of the 3. Cool video! Thanks man!

[@bigwavedave8492]

Love it man always wondered how those thick rosewood boards sounded ... but I got to say on my Stratocasters I just love the maple necks ...

[@briandillon8041]

I’ve been dying for somebody to do this. Thank you so much for this video. I have both Italian and a Strat in maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. I noticed over the years that when I grab one to play around the house I always grab the maple fingerboard. There’s a certain clarity and brilliance about it. I thought maybe I was crazy. Thank you for doing this

[@KrisBarocsi]

Brian Dillon You’re welcome dude! :)

[@skidogbill]

I agree with you 100%. I also prefer maple and rosewood. The best sounding body for me is a custom order by Warmoth, a Soloist with a center block of mahogany, chambered basswood “wings” and a maple top. It has the airy tone and snap of basswood and maple, plus the warmth and compression of mahogany. $75 extra, ask Spike.

[@stubmandrel]

I would like to see a single note, fretted by a capo and plucked by some sort of automatic machine and compare all the waveforms. I think the all maple sounds brighter and the others warmer, possibly the second one 'warmest' of all. But this is far from a double blind test, neck shape will influence his fretting and he may subconsciously change his technique.

[@nothingEvil101]

yeah and thus the necks sound different. do humans play guitars or do robots, lol

[@pedr0p0lis]

Great job here man, must of taken a while, but I'm really impressed by how different they are my fav is the good ole maple but the pure my taste....thanks for the video.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Glad you liked it man, thanks!

[@Vayth]

Very good comparison, Kris! In my opinion the maple neck sounded so much different, not because it is maple, but because of the brass nut. Put a brass nut on those Rosewood necks too and the difference in sound will be less noticeable! With that being said, if all three necks had a brass nut, I'm pretty sure, that the neck with the 21frets would be the one that sounds much different, compared to the other two necks! Keep it up and stay safe!

[@juliangramajo7010]

this one is one of the best videos in this matter

[@WatchesnguitarsDK]

Thank you for yet another great video!

[@davidyates8880]

I reached the exact same conclusion. I recently bought a 2007 Highway One Strat with a maple board. Only maple necked guitar I've ever owned. I've always found rosewood far more aesthetically pleasing and I have avoided maple necks purely becuae of that. When I bought the guitar, I was thinking about changing the neck to a rosewood board, but I'm not going to as it sounds so great as it is.

[@Markleford]

I doubt that there is any difference here that can't be explained by strumming/picking variance, as well as the thickness and angle of the neck's heel in the pocket in relation to how high the pickups need to be adjusted to compensate. So I appreciate the effort, but still want to hear a comparison with necks of more close construction than merely the wood itself!

[@stephanematis]

I am with Elmo, it seems to be more the grain, pattern and cut direction. I would consider this the same meaning as in baseball bats, axe handles, classic bows, etc ... how the tension is handled. When I asked my father, who is a classical forester, he didn't think he could give an educated opinion. My thinking axe handles are the closest analogy, some are cut to handle splitting type heads, some are made to bounce a sharp cutting blade. They aren't the same, based on use and shape. My gut leans in this direction for guitar's too. Which reminds me ... where did the axe moniker come from for guitars ?

[@gbaren]

Thanks for doing that. That's a ton of work with string issues alignment etc. Nice job. Yeah you latest neck is most balanced. Punch w warmth but still clarity. I use studio monitors & could easily hear all differences. I wonder how thickness matters. Kudos

[@juandefektor]

great video. thanks for doing this chaotic job and can see the result.

[@ChrisMartinsMusician]

3rd neck is the definitive winner. Clear but not overly bright, good lows and mids balance. No question you made the right choice.

[@Cheguebuddha]

Maple more snap, rosewood more thump, rosewood-baked maple more presence. Those 3 necks are night and day tone wise for sure. They all sound good.

[@T.m.K]

Very good job! I like your youtube channel more and more ! For me fatter neck mean better, more rich sound, more interesting

[@MrAnderswt]

It all comes down to what the individual player prefers. And there are so many other factors to the equation;strings,pickups,amps etc. No one else will be able to tell the difference,or give a damn.

[@jimduffy9773]

I like the maple sound, but love the touch of the rosewood. I've been playing 50+ yrs and own 1 maple necked tele, I bought from a friend. Great video. Well done.

[@TheSilence1]

There is a difference between all three necks with the biggest difference being between the all maple neck and the two rosewood + maple necks. The all maple neck showed the best note separation with the single-note runs and would be the best for playing lead. The two rosewood + maple necks showed a fuller bass response and would be better for playing chords, with the rosewood + roasted maple being slightly warmer but muddier.

[@JikoMuskato]

For rhythm sounds I preferred the maple neck but for leads the thick rosewood was just "rounder". And yeah: The neck on your strat really is the most balanced one.

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: I put together two strats. They are the same bodies from the same source. I have a Mahogany neck on one, and a Maple with rosewood on the other, both medium "C" profile, both have TUSQ nuts. The Mahogany neck had a warmer tone. I switched the whole loaded pick guards and the Mahogany neck made those pickups sound warmer also. The warm pickups with Mahogany were almost too smooth if you want the traditional quack and twang in a Strat style guitar.

[@TeleCaster66]

I had a Tele pickup that never sounded good to me, put it in a different guitar and it sings. It's kind of fun to find the right combination of parts.

[@frantisca]

Nice work, well done. The roasted maple with thin rosewood board made it for me. Balanced, powerful tone. I mounted a thick mahogany neck with a Coney Island broadwalk board (Musikraft response to Cites restrictions at the time, made of Brazilian walnut). One of the best necks I have played (and I’ve played a lot…!) big 6100 Dunlop ss frets.

[@BParker55]

Whoa that was noticeable!! Extremely happy right now that my preference has been maple. Cause to me the rosewood absolutely dampened the sound!

[@denis_kleshchev]

I love maple neck's bite. It sounds almost like a tele. My next guitar is gonna have a maple neck, definitely

[@MarcBecker_Music]

Great video, Kris. Thank you. Can you tell a little more about this gorgeous green Telecaster with the Bigsby?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Marc Becker I will Marc, don’t worry! The Troublecaster will get an own video soon. Cheers!

[@simonbull3497]

Reverse headstock changes to tone too.

[@sc0or]

There are two subjects: how a neck helps to play and how it sounds. The second one exists till the first string/pickup/potenciometer/cable/pedal/processor/amplifier/cabinet. I would suggest to not pay too much attention on a wood type, because everything can be mitigated with a pick/string/pickup/and the other hardware. I'm sure a player changes tuners/nuts/strings/picks/presets rather than a neck.

[@PastelComGini]

Honestly, in the last test (medium gain overdrive), It was all the same to me. The clean tones were very different between maple and rosewood.

[@niklev8465]

I do agree. In the last test they all sound the same. Which makes me ask myself why the differences were so obvious in the last test. Weird!

[@rhykko77]

small differences ......the maple is a tiny bit brighter and thinner ......the thicker vintage Warmoth neck is tiny bit fatter in tone ......the thick rosewood board is in between ......in all cases nothing that I could not compensate for with a slight adjustment of the tone controls on the amp or even a change of pick thickness . My own belief , which is backed up by your excellent demo is that it is more the THICKNESS of the overall neck that makes more of a difference . Thick necks vs thin necks contribute more to tonal change than a maple or rosewood fingerboard . But once again.... very small changes that you can hear WITH A GOOD AMP and an excellent speaker ..... (both of which make WAY more difference to the tone than the neck or body woods) ..... and I totally agree that for the change that is noticable, that the neck is, in a solid body , a greater contributor of tonal variation . Thanks for the well done video .

[@sirbaronvoncount4147]

a brave and nuanced display of guitar tone. These are unfriendly waters and this topic has taken up so much bandwidth in the past. I think wood matters too and i have a Warmoth neck made from rosewood and the board is ebony. It is not as bright as most strats and i like that.

[@tomfoolery8015]

Thank you for this and all your videos. I prefer the sound of the second neck. Nice and warm and darker sounding.